Herndon, VA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Herndon, VA Summary

Crime in Herndon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Herndon over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Herndon:

  • There were 472 total crimes committed in Herndon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,960.9 total crimes per 100K people in Herndon.
  • The overall crime rate in Herndon is -15.63% below the national average.
  • Herndon ranks #85 safest out of 147 cities in Virginia.
  • Herndon ranks #6,458 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Herndon Vs Virginia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Herndon is 1,960.9 per 100,000 people. That's -15.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.77% higher than the Virginia total crime rate of 1,665.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Herndon
/ 100k People
Virginia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 472 1,960.9 1,665.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.2 6.1 6.3
Robbery 26 108.0 34.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 108.0 141.7 268.2
Violent Crime 61 253.4 208.7 369.8
Burglary 13 54.0 133.5 269.8
Larceny 378 1,570.4 1,196.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 83.1 126.3 282.7
Property Crime 411 1,707.5 1,456.4 1,954.4

Herndon Crime Compared To Virginia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Virginia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Herndon

61
Violent Crimes
253.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Herndon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Herndon is 253.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 394.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Herndon each year. That compares to a 1 in 479.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.46% higher than the Virginia violent crime rate of 208.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Herndon

411
Property Crimes
1,707.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 411 property crimes in Herndon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Herndon is 1,707.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Herndon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.24% higher than the Virginia property crime rate of 1,456.4 per 100,000 people.

Herndon SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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